Interviews

There are two major parts of interviewing,asking and listening.
In the asking aspect of interviewing, you will encounter two kinds of question, closed and open.
1) Closed questions are similar to questions on an interview, they are often single phrased answers. Asking too many closed questions can lead to an akward conversation consisting of only closed questions.
Some examples are:
- How many years of school have you had?
- Do you rent your apartment?
-Do you own a car?
2) Open questions are questions that have no single answer and can engage in a lengthy conversation that can lead to personal information astray of the question originally asked.
Some examples are:
-Tell me more about the time when ...
- How would you describe yourself to others?
-Describe a typical day in your life.

The listening aspect of interviews involves having the ability to change the directions of your questions. You need to be able to read the persons body language and follow-up with questions that will contiune them to talk and not shut down.

These are two important parts that lead to a successful interview.